DAN 9:26 Parallel Verse View

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ULT After the sixty-two sevens, the anointed one will be cut off and will have nothing. The people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its end will come with a flood, and there will be war to the end. Desolations are decreed.

UST After those 434 years, the leader whom God has appointed will be killed when it seems that he will have acomplished nothing unjustly. After that, the temple will be destroyed by the army of a powerful ruler. The city and the temple will be destroyed like a flood destroys everything. That will be the beginning of the war and destruction that God has decreed will happen.

OEB No OEB DAN book available

WEBBE After the sixty-two weeks the Anointed One[fn] will be cut off, and will have nothing. The people of the prince who come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its end will be with a flood, and war will be even to the end. Desolations are determined.

9:26 “Anointed One” can also be translated “Messiah” (same as “Christ”).

WMBB After the sixty-two weeks the Anointed One[fn] will be cut off, and will have nothing. The people of the prince who come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its end will be with a flood, and war will be even to the end. Desolations are determined.

9:26 “Anointed One” can also be translated “Messiah” (same as “Messiah”).

NET Now after the sixty-two weeks,
⇔ an anointed one will be cut off and have nothing.
⇔ As for the city and the sanctuary,
⇔ the people of the coming prince will destroy them.
⇔ But his end will come speedily like a flood.
⇔ Until the end of the war that has been decreed
⇔ there will be destruction.

LSV And after the sixty-two periods of seven, Messiah is cut off, but not for Himself, and the people of the leader who is coming destroy the city and the holy place; and its end [is] with a flood, and until the end [is] war, [and] desolations [are] determined.

FBV After sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be put to death, and will be brought to nothing.[fn] A ruler will come to power whose army will destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its end will come like a flood. War and devastation will continue until that period of time is completed.

9:26 “He has nothing”: literally, “there is not for him.” The meaning of this phrase is unclear.

T4T After those 434 years, the leader/king whom God has appointed will be killed when it seems that he will have accomplished nothing ◄unjustly/without having done anything wrong►. After that, the temple will be destroyed by the army of a powerful ruler. The city and the temple will be destroyed like a flood [MET] destroys everything. That will be the beginning of the war and destruction that God has decreed will happen.

LEB “And after the sixty and two weeks an anointed one[fn] shall be cut off, and _⌊he shall have nothing_⌋,[fn] and the people of the coming leader will destroy the city and the sanctuary,[fn] and its end will be with the flood and on to the end there shall be war; these desolations are determined.

9:26 Or “messiah”

9:26 Literally “there is not for him”

9:26 Or “holy place”

BBE And at the end of the times, even after the sixty-two weeks, one on whom the holy oil has been put will be cut off and have no...; and the town and the holy place will be made waste together with a prince; and the end will come with an overflowing of waters, and even to the end there will be war; the making waste which has been fixed.

Moff finally, after the sixty-two weeks of years, the consecrated priest shall be cut off, leaving no successor; the city and the sanctuary shall be destroyed along with the consecrated priest, and then ruin shall pour in with a flood of warfare to the very end.

JPS And after the threescore and two weeks shall an anointed one be cut off, and be no more; and the people of a prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; but his end shall be with a flood; and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.

ASV And after the threescore and two weeks shall the anointed one be cut off, and shall have nothing: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and even unto the end shall be war; desolations are determined.

DRA And after sixty-two weeks Christ shall be slain: and the people that shall deny him shall not be his. And a people with their leader that shall come, shall destroy the city and the sanctuary: and the end thereof shall be waste, and after the end of the war the appointed desolation.

YLT And after the sixty and two weeks, cut off is Messiah, and the city and the holy place are not his, the Leader who hath come doth destroy the people; and its end [is] with a flood, and till the end [is] war, determined [are] desolations.

Drby And after the sixty-two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, and shall have nothing; and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with an overflow, and unto the end, war, — the desolations determined.

RV And after the threescore and two weeks shall the anointed one be cut off, and shall have nothing: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and his end shall be with a flood, and even unto the end shall be war; desolations are determined.

SLT And after sixty and two weeks, Messiah shall be cut off, and not for him: and the people of the leader coming shall destroy the city and the holy place; and its end with an overflowing, and even to the end of the war desolations were determined.

Wbstr And after sixty and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and its end shall be with a flood, and to the end of the war desolations are determined.

KJB-1769 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.[fn][fn]

9.26 but…: or, and shall have nothing

9.26 desolations…: or, it shall be cut off by desolations

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]And after threescore and two weekes, shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himselfe, and the people of the Prince that shall come, shall destroy the citie, and the Sanctuarie, and the ende thereof shall be with a flood, and vnto the ende of the warre desolations are determined.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)

9:26 Or, shall haue nothing.

9:26 Or, it shall be cut off by desolations.

Bshps After these threescore & two weekes shall Messiah be slaine, & not for him selfe: and the people of the prince that shal come, shall destroy the citie and the sanctuarie, and the ende thereof shalbe with a fludde, and vnto the ende of the battel it shalbe destroyed by desolatios.
(After these threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be slain/killed, and not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come, shall destroy the city and the sanctuary, and the end thereof shall be with a fludde, and unto the end of the battle it shall be destroyed by desolatios.)

Gnva And after threescore and two weekes, shall Messiah be slaine, and shall haue nothing,, and the people of the prince that shall come, shall destroy the citie and the Sanctuarie, and the end thereof shalbe with a flood: and vnto the end of the battell it shalbe destroyed by desolations.
(And after threescore and two weeks, shall Messiah be slain/killed, and shall have nothing,, and the people of the prince that shall come, shall destroy the city and the Sanctuary, and the end thereof shall be with a flood: and unto the end of the battle it shall be destroyed by desolations. )

Cvdl After these lxij. wekes, shal Christ be slayne, & they shal haue no pleasure in him. Then shal there come a people with the prynce, and destroye the cite and the sanctuary: and his ende shal come as the water floude. But the desolacion shall continue till the ende of the batell.
(After these lxij. weeks, shall Christ be slain/killed, and they shall have no pleasure in him. Then shall there come a people with the prince, and destroy the cite and the sanctuary: and his end shall come as the water floude. But the desolacion shall continue till the end of the battle.)

Wycl And after two and sixti woukis `of yeeris Crist schal be slayn. And it schal not be his puple, that schal denye hym. And the puple with the duyk to comynge schal distrie the citee, and the seyntuarie; and the ende therof schal be distriyng, and after the ende of batel schal be ordeynede desolacioun.
(And after two and sixty weeks of years Christ shall be slain/killed. And it shall not be his people, that shall denye him. And the people with the duke to coming shall destroy the city, and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be destroying, and after the end of battle shall be ordained desolation.)

Luth Und nach den zweiundsechzig Wochen wird Christus ausgerottet werden und nichts mehr sein. Und ein Volk des Fürsten wird kommen und die Stadt und das Heiligtum verstören, daß es ein Ende nehmen wird wie durch eine Flut; und bis zum Ende des Streits wird‘s wüst bleiben.
(And after the twoundsechzig Wochen becomes Christ eradicated become and nothing more be. And a people the prince(s)/ruler(s) becomes coming and the city and the sanctuary disturb, that it a end(n) take becomes as/like through a/one flood; and until for_the end(n) the battles it_will wild remain/stay.)

ClVg Et post hebdomades sexaginta duas occidetur christus: et non erit ejus populus qui eum negaturus est. Et civitatem et sanctuarium dissipabit populus cum duce venturo: et finis ejus vastitas, et post finem belli statuta desolatio.
(And after hebdomades sixty two will_be_killed anointed: and not/no will_be his the_people who/which him deniesurus it_is. And the_city and sanctuary dissipabit the_people when/with as_a_leader I_will_come: and end/limit his vastitas, and after the_end of_war statuta desolateo. )

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

The Seventy Sets of Seven

The seventy sevens (or weeks) of Daniel 9:24-27 have always puzzled students of the Bible. Although difficult to assign to a precise period of history, the seventy sets of seven are significant: They demonstrate God’s sovereignty over history and emphasize his ability to bring his plans for his people to completion. The number seventy (seven times ten) represents completeness. For example, the seventy years of exile for God’s people (9:2) were enough to chastise them. The two main interpretations of the seventy sets of seven are presented here.

SCENARIO A: THE REIGN OF ANTIOCHUS IV (175–163 BC).) The seventy sets of seven refer to history from Cyrus II of Persia (539 BC; see 9:25; Ezra 1:2-4) to Antiochus IV (175–163 BC; see Dan 8:23-25; 11:21-39). In this scenario, the “Anointed One” was the high priest Onias III, and the “ruler” (9:26-27) was Antiochus IV, whose treaty with the people of Judea in 174 BC was supposed to allow them to practice their faith peacefully. In 170 BC, Antiochus attacked Jerusalem, killed many, and looted the Temple. Then in 167 BC he put an end to the sacrifices and offerings, forced the Jews to stop practicing their faith on pain of death, and desecrated the Temple with a “sacrilegious object”: He placed a statue of Zeus on the altar of burnt offering, where he sacrificed pigs and other unclean animals (cp. 11:21-35). Antiochus was struck with a painful disease, and he died in 163 BC—“The fate decreed for this defiler” was “finally poured out on him” (9:27; see also 8:25; 1 Maccabees 1:10-24; 6:7-16; 2 Maccabees 9:1-29). In Scenario A, when Jesus spoke of the “sacrilegious object that causes desecration,” he was referring to the Jews’ experience in the time of Antiochus as a paradigm of the things that would happen in the future (see Matt 24:15; cp. Luke 21:20; 2 Thes 2:3-4).

SCENARIO B: THE DEATH OF CHRIST (AD 30 or 33). The seventy weeks are a prophecy concerning Jesus Christ, the anointed Messiah. In this scenario, the “seventy sets of seven” began either with the decree of Cyrus (538 BC; Ezra 1:1-4) or with one of the decrees of Artaxerxes (458 or 445 BC; Ezra 7:8-26; Neh 2:1-10). The death of Christ then occurred either at the end of sixty-nine sets of seven (seven plus sixty-two, Dan 9:25-26) or at the midpoint of the seventieth (9:27). These two options have implications for how the seventy sets of seven are brought to completion. In the first option, the seventieth set of seven is seen as a future time not yet fulfilled. In the second option, the seventieth set of seven is seen as having been completed when the Romans destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple in AD 70. If the decree of Cyrus is seen as the starting point, the 490 years are symbolic. However, if the decree given to Nehemiah to rebuild the city (445 BC; Neh 2:1) is taken as the starting point (Dan 9:25), then there were very nearly 483 years (69 x 7 years) between that date and the death of Christ in AD 30 or 33.

Option 1: The Seventieth Set of Seven Remains to Be Fulfilled in the Future. Many interpreters have argued that Christ’s death occurred at the end of the sixty-ninth set of seven, and the seventieth set of seven is yet to be fulfilled. In that case, there is now a long gap from the sixty-ninth set of seven to the seventieth. The seventieth still lies in the future and corresponds to the reign of the Antichrist during the tribulation at the end of history (see 2 Thes 2:3-12; 1 Jn 2:18-22; 4:3; 2 Jn 1:7; Rev 13:1, 5; 16:13-14; 17:11; 19:20-21; 20:10).

Option 2: The Seventieth Set of Seven Was Completed When Rome Destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple. Other interpreters have held that the seventy weeks were fulfilled with the coming of Christ, his death and resurrection, and the destruction of Jerusalem and its Temple in AD 70. In this case, Christ began his ministry at the end of the sixty-ninth set of seven, around AD 28. He ministered for approximately three and a half years, then was killed in the middle of the seventieth seven. The remaining half-seven ended when the “ruler”—one or more of the Roman rulers—destroyed Jerusalem and its Temple in AD 70. The war and its miseries now continue between God’s people and the kingdom of this world to the very end, when Christ will return, judge the wicked, and establish his Kingdom.

Passages for Further Study

Dan 7:8, 11, 20-21, 24-27; 8:9-14; 9:24-27; 11:29-31, 40-45; 12:7, 11; 2 Thes 2:3-12; 1 Jn 2:18-22; 4:3; 2 Jn 1:7; Rev 13:1, 5; 16:13-14; 17:11; 19:20-21; 20:10

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 9:1–27: Daniel asked God to help Jerusalem and received a message from Gabriel concerning seventy weeks

The vision recorded in this chapter occurred during the first year of the reign of Darius (538 B.C.). Thirteen years had therefore passed since Daniel received the vision described in chapter 8. Daniel was now more than eighty years old.

Daniel had read in the book of Jeremiah that God’s people would remain in exile and serve the king of Babylon for seventy years (Jeremiah 25:11). During that time the city of Jerusalem would remain in ruins. However, God had promised to bring his people back to the land of Judah after the seventy years were over (Jeremiah 29:10). Now Daniel realized that the seventy-year period was almost at an end. He prayed for his people and for Jerusalem. In response, God sent the angel Gabriel to reveal what would happen in the future.

Paragraph 9:24–27

The interpretation of this paragraph is extremely controversial. Scholars do not agree as to how or when the words of Gabriel were or will be fulfilled. It is therefore important to translate the text as it stands, without attempting to explain any past or future fulfillment. It is probable that the prophecies were (or will be) fulfilled in more than one way and at more than one time. Antiochus Epiphanes defiled the temple in 167 BC, and Jesus saw the destruction of Jerusalem by the Roman army in AD 70 as another fulfillment (see Matthew 24:15 and Mark 13:14). Daniel’s words may also have reference to the end times. It is therefore recommended that the translator use vocabulary that permits multiple fulfillments. The translator should not include notes that allow for only one way of understanding Gabriel’s words.

9:26a

Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing.

After the sixty-two weeks, the one who was anointed/appointed to rule will be killed. He will have nothing left.
After the 62 weeks of years, they will kill the chosen leader, leaving him with nothing.

Then after the sixty-two weeks: This refers to some time following the end of the second time period mentioned in 9:25d. Exactly how long after the end is not stated, but it is probably implied that it was not long after. Here are some other ways to translate this:

Now after the sixty-two weeks (NET)

After this period of sixty-two sets of seven (NLT)

And after the sixty-two weeks (NJB)

the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing: The Hebrew word that the BSB translates as the Messiah is the same word as in 9:25g and seems to refer to the same figure. You should follow the same interpretation here as you did there. For example:

the anointed one will be cut off and have nothing (NET)

The Anointed One will be killed, appearing to have accomplished nothing (NLT)

God’s chosen leader will be killed unjustly (GNT)

will be cut off: The Hebrew word that the BSB literally translates as will be cut off refers to someone dying by violence.

and will have nothing: The Hebrew phrase is literally “and nothing to him.” It is difficult to be sure of the exact meaning. It is probable that this means that the life of the Anointed One will appear to end in failure. It may imply an absence of support or assistance.See the NET footnote. You may wish to follow the major translation in your area here. Other ways to translate this include:

left with nothing

with no gain/benefit/profit for him

9:26b

Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary.

The people of the leader who is to come will destroy the city and the holy place. (NCV)
A foreign ruler will come to Jerusalem. His army will destroy the city of Jerusalem and its temple.

Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary: Most scholars consider that this prince is a different figure than the anointed ruler mentioned in 9:25c. This prince is probably the ruler of a foreign people. In your translation, check that readers will not think that the prince who is to come is referring to the Anointed One, the Messiah. You may wish to use a different word than prince. Other ways to translate this include:

As for the city and the sanctuary, the people of the coming prince will destroy them (NET)

and a ruler will arise whose armies will destroy the city and the Temple (NLT)

city and sanctuary ruined by a prince who is to come (NJB)

The city and the Temple will be destroyed by the invading army of a powerful ruler (GNT)

the people: The Hebrew noun that the BSB translates as the people is often used of an army. In this context it is the likely meaning. Here is another way to translate this:

the troops (NRSV)

9:26c

The end will come like a flood,

Its end will be by/in a flood of difficulties/disasters.
Disasters/Destruction will completely cover/overwhelm it.

The end will come like a flood: The Hebrew word that the BSB translates as The end can mean either “his end” or “its end.” That is, this can refer either to the end of the ruler or the end of the city and sanctuary. The two options are:

This refers to the end of the city and sanctuary. For example:
the end of the city will come like a flood (NCV) (KJV, NASB, RSV/NRSV, ESV, REB, NCV, CEV)
This refers to the end of the ruler. For example:
The end of that prince will be catastrophe (NJB) (NJB, NET, GW)

The BSB is ambiguous, but it is recommended that you follow interpretation (1), which fits the context better since the ruler is spoken of as alive in verse 27.

like a flood: This is a simile. The end will be like a flood in the sense that it will be overwhelming or catastrophic. In some languages it may be natural to make the point of comparison clear. Here is another way to translate this:

speedily like a flood (NET)

9:26d

and until the end there will be war; desolations have been decreed.

Men will keep fighting until the end. Destruction is determined.
Until the end of that time armies will continue to make war. God has decreed/planned that there will be much destruction.

and until the end there will be war: Gabriel indicated that the armies of the nations will continue to fight until the end. The phrase the end seems to refer to the end of the seventy weeks, the end of that age. Other ways to translate this include:

and to the end there shall be war (ESV)

Men/Nations will keep fighting until the end.

desolations have been decreed: The Hebrew verb that the BSB translates as decreed means “decided, determined.” This is a passive verb and there are two ways to translate this clause:

General Comment on 9:26d

using a passive verb. For example:
the destruction that has been determined
using an active verb. It may be necessary to supply a subject, God. God is the one who decreed that this would happen. For example:
destruction which God has prepared (GNT)
God has ordered that place to be completely destroyed (NCV)

The two clauses “until the end there will be war” and “desolations have been decreed” are two ways of describing the same events. In both cases God is the one who decided what would happen. The phrase “until the end” also refers to both events. In some languages it may therefore be natural to combine the information in these verse parts. For example:

God has determined that there will be war and desolation until the very end

war and its miseries are decreed from that time to the very end (NLT)

war and destruction will continue until the end, just as God has decided (CEV)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

הַ⁠שָּׁבֻעִים֙ שִׁשִּׁ֣ים וּ⁠שְׁנַ֔יִם

the,sevens sixty and,two

This is not the normal way the Israelites counted. If possible, try to translate in a way that preserves this use of the number seven. See how you translated this number in [Daniel 9:25](../09/25.md). Alternate translation: “sixty-two times seven”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

יִכָּרֵ֥ת מָשִׁ֖יחַ וְ⁠אֵ֣ין ל֑⁠וֹ

cut_off anointed and,there_[will_belong]_not to=him/it

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “people will destroy the anointed one and he will have nothing”

מָשִׁ֖יחַ

anointed

Anointing is a symbolic act to show that someone is chosen. See how you translated this title in [Daniel 9:25](../09/25.md). Alternate translation: “the person that God anoints” or “the person that God chooses”

נָגִ֤יד הַ⁠בָּא֙

prince [who,is]_coming

This is a foreign ruler, not “the anointed one.” Alternate translation: “of a foreign ruler who will come” or “of a powerful ruler who will come”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠קִצּ֣⁠וֹ בַ⁠שֶּׁ֔טֶף

and,his_of,end [will,by_(the)_flood

The army will destroy the city and the holy place just as a flood destroys things.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

נֶחֱרֶ֖צֶת שֹׁמֵמֽוֹת

decreed desolations

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “God has decreed ruin for the city and sanctuary” or “God has declared that the enemy army will destroy everything”